Disaster Preparedness KitThe wife and I have talked it over, and it’s time. The Cascadia Subduction Zone is locked up tight. We’re feeling pretty safe down here in the Rainier Valley, but it’s time to get ready for what could come our way. It’s also time for us to get serious about our garden, learn more about permaculture, and to get good at canning foods. Or maybe we just need to form a more strategic alliance with our friendly neighbors and their giant garden.
Less Controversy, More ConversationI want to hear less of people’s (and my own) self-proclaimed wisdom and hear more questions. I want to spend less time on the Internet reading opinions and more time reading about perspectives. Maybe I feel especially overwhelmed by tone and attitude this holiday season given the intensity and frequency of horrible events, but I get the sense that we’re all tired. Maybe I just need a hug.
Sleater-Kinney Box SetOh, hell, yes! I’m really looking forward to spending several hours jumping on furniture, knocking over lamps, and playing air drums until I break a sweat.
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The First Hill StreetcarI’m ready for a carless commute from the south side of town to Capitol Hill that doesn’t take a full hour or cost a small fortune. With Bertha dead 100 feet under the city and the viaduct wobbling ever more with each gust of wind, I’m not feeling super-confident that it’s going to get any easier to make our way across town anytime soon. We need little victories on the way to a functional transit system. Let’s open up that streetcar early for Christmas!
Mariners Playoff BerthIt’s time. It’s been fun to watch Seattle explode as a football town. I loved watching Boeing fly a 747 with a Seahawks livery over downtown Seattle. But I’ve simultaneously loathed the personality-driven blather of football. We don’t need Richard Sherman yapping or Marshawn Lynch keeping us guessing. We need to gradually fall back in love with the Mariners during a slow-paced, methodical, 162-game all-American baseball season. Let’s have a good one. Let’s watch a team build momentum and get there. Also, if it’s not too much trouble, it’d be great if we could get Michael Saunders back. E
In addition to singing songs sweetly, O’Sullivan is responsible for the business operations of Artist Home, which will stage its second annual Timbrrr! Winter Music Festival, Jan. 9–10 in Leavenworth. See timbermusicfest.com for tickets and info.
